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Episode 13 – Terry Birdsong – A Winning Tune – Part 1

Posted by shanecosby on August 25, 2015
Posted in: Basketball, Character, Coaching, Development, High School Boys. Tagged: , , , , , , .

Terry Birdsong is the Head Coach of the Calloway County High School Boys Basketball team.  As a player for Marshall County he scored 35 points in the opening round of the 1987 Sweet 16 against Louisville Ballard.  As a head coach he lead Calloway County to their only two Regional Championships in the schools history.  He has also coached at Graves County where he lead them also to two Region 1 championships.

Coach Birdsong discusses some of the challenges and rewards of successful coaching.

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Episode 12 – Jim Mizell – Lone Oak Baseball Coach – 35 Years A Program Builder

Posted by shanecosby on August 19, 2015
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Coach Jim Mizell is on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Baseball Career Coaching Wins Leaders.

He has a resume of success and involvement that has helped raised the level of expectations for First Region baseball.  With the support of a community, parents and area coaches he was instrumental in assembling  a Junior Varsity system to bridge the gap for developing young players.

Coach Mizell explains how he organized tryouts and consistently had teams made up of experienced upperclassmen.

Find out what almost made this coach quit early and how he knew it was time to retire after 35 years of coaching.  He offers great insights to parents, players, coaches and lovers of baseball.

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Episode 11 – Evan Merrick – Part 2 – Marshall County Football Head Coach with a Vision

Posted by shanecosby on August 12, 2015
Posted in: Character, Coaching, Development, FCA, Football, Skills. Tagged: , .

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Evan Merrick is the Marshall County Football Head Coach.  He is embarking on his second season.  Coach Merrick describes a vision of what the Marshall County Football program can be and  the ground work that has been accomplished in his first season.

What can kids gain from playing multiple sports?  Listen and learn how Coach Merrick is building a program to succeed.

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Episode 11 – Evan Merrick – Marshall County Football Head Coach with a Vision

Posted by shanecosby on August 5, 2015
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Evan Merrick is the Marshall County Football Head Coach.  He is embarking on his second season.  Coach Merrick describes a vision of what the Marshall County Football program can be and  the ground work that has been accomplished in his first season.

What can kids gain from playing multiple sports?  Listen and learn how Coach Merrick is building a program to succeed.

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